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Staying at a nice hotel is fun! But in just a few years … some people could be staying at a nice hotel… in space! Yeah! A space hotel is going to open in 2027! 2027年有一些人可能會去太空旅館度假。 You will be able to look out the window and see Earth far below you. 從窗戶看出去就會看到地球。 What a great view! The space hotel will look like a Ferris wheel. 這個太空旅館看起來就像一座摩天輪。 The hotel will spin like a Ferris wheel, and that will give the people inside some gravity so you won't fly away all the time. 它像摩天輪一樣旋轉產生引力，裡面的人才不會一直飄起來。 But not too much gravity… it will still feel a little like floating, and the hotel wants to set up fun things to do… like basketball! Can you imagine playing basketball with only a little gravity? You could jump super high and super far! 因為引力不大所以你會感覺輕輕飄飄，打籃球就可以跳得又高又遠喔！ But…. there is one thing not so cool about the space hotel. It's going to be very expensive to go there. The cost for flying in a rocket and staying at the space hotel for three days is $140 million NT dollars! 但是搭火箭去住太空旅館三天要1.4億台幣！ Wow, 140 million?! Woah! Well, let's hope someday it gets cheaper. ________________________________ Vocabulary 太空旅館聽起來很棒，但是一般人住不起！ 1. Expensive 昂貴的。 I'd really love to travel to space, but it's too expensive! 我好想去太空旅行，可是太貴了。 It's expensive and dangerous. 它很貴並且很危險。 2. Space 太空。 So you don't want to stay in a space hotel? 所以你不想住在太空旅館嗎？ No, I'll just stay here and watch the moon. 不想，我只想待在這裡賞月。 3. Gravity 地心引力。 Then you can't experience almost zero gravity. 那你就不能體驗幾乎沒有引力的感覺。 What's wrong with gravity? 地心引力有什麼不對？ I don't want things floating around! 我可不要東西飄來飄去！ 4. Hotel 旅館。 This hotel is very special. 這間旅館很特別。 You can feed giraffes from your window. 你可以從窗戶餵長頸鹿！ These are useful words to learn. expensive 昂貴的 space 太空 gravity 地心引力 hotel 旅館 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the space hotel going to look like? A: A swimming pool B: A Ferris wheel C: A rocket 2. How much is a 3-day stay going to cost? A: About NT$140 million! B: About NT$400! C: About NT$400,000! 3. What is one fun thing you can do at the space hotel? A: Play basketball in low gravity B: Ride a horse C: Shoot a bow and arrow Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

What would you do if you found a box of diamonds and rubies? 你如果找到一盒裡面有鑽石或是紅寶石之類的珠寶，你會怎麼做呢？ In English we call these stones "gems". They are very expensive. 在英文裡面，這種石頭叫做gems，價值很高。 A mountain climber in France found a box of gems on a mountain. The climber could have kept them and not told anyone, but this man was honest. 有一位法國的登山客在山上發現了珠寶盒。他可以留下來，不告訴別人。但他很誠實。 He went to the police and said, "Hi… uh… I found a box of gems on the mountain." The police tried to find out who lost the gems on the mountain. Finally, after a long search, the police say they think the box came from an airplane that crashed in the mountains more than 50 years ago! 但是他把盒子送到警察局，警察調查了很久，才知道它來自五十年前墜毀在山上的一架飛機。 Nobody knows who the gems belong to… so in the end, the police gave the climber half of them, and the government took the other half. Half of the gems are worth about 4 million NT dollars. That's a lot of money! 沒人知道珠寶盒是誰的，所以法國政府保留一半，一半給了登山客，相當於四百萬台幣。 How about you? Would you tell the police if you found a big box of treasure? Would you be that honest? 你會這麼的誠實嗎？ You would? 你會嗎？ That's great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 飛機墜毀在山區，珠寶盒卻保存了下來。 1. Crash 墜毀。 The plane crashed, but nobody died. 飛機墜毀了，卻沒有人死亡。 That's a miracle! 真是奇蹟！ 2. Treasure 寶物。 I found a box of treasure yesterday! 我昨天找到一盒寶貝。 Really? What's inside? 真的？裡面有什麼？ No diamonds or other gems. 沒有鑽石，也沒有別的寶石。 3. Worth 價值。 Then it's not worth much. 那它就不值什麼錢了。 You're quite wrong. 你錯了。 It's worth a lot to me. 它對我很有價值。 4. Honest 誠實的。 So what's inside the box? 所以盒子裡是什麼呢？ Please be honest. 請你誠實一點。 My old diaries! 我的舊日記！ Do you wish to find a box of treasure? 來一起讀單字。 crash 墜毀 treasure 寶物 worth 價值 honest 誠實的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the mountain climber find? A: A box of tissue B: A box of pizza C: A box of gems 2. What did the climber do after he found the box? A: He kept it all for himself B: He ate it C: He told the police 3. What do we call people who tell the truth? A: Naughty B: Hungry C: Honest Answers 1: C 2: C 3: C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you want to hear a funny story? In New Zealand, there is a potato called 'Doug.' Yes! The potato has a name! Doug. 紐西蘭有一顆馬鈴薯名叫道格。 Why does the potato have a name? Well, this potato is special. It may be the biggest potato in the world! 它有名字，因為它是世界上最大的馬鈴薯。 Two farmers in New Zealand found the potato when they were working on their farm. The potato is about the same size as a small dog! It weighs almost 8 kilos! 這顆馬鈴薯大得像一隻小狗，有八公斤重! That's a really big potato! The farmers will not eat the potato right away because they say it is so special. 兩位農夫目前不打算吃掉它，因為它太特別了。 A few years ago, some people in the UK found a potato that weighed 5 kilos… but Doug is even bigger and heavier! Doug might be the biggest and heaviest potato in the world! 幾年前在UK曾經有一顆5公斤的馬鈴薯，但是道格更大更重。道格可能是世界上最大最重的馬鈴薯。 What would you do if you had a potato as big as Doug? Make lots of French fries? Make a lot of potato salad? 如果你有像道格這麼大的馬鈴薯，你會拿來做甚麼呢? 薯條還是馬鈴薯沙拉？ Or would you give it a name and play with it? Ha… what would you call your potato? Hmmm… I think I'd call my potato Xiao Huang… or maybe Da Huang! Hmmm… now I'm hungry! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紐西蘭農夫種出來世界最大的馬鈴薯。 1. New Zealand 紐西蘭。 I hope to visit New Zealand some day. 我希望有一天去紐西蘭玩。 To see the Hobbits? 去看哈比人嗎？ No, to see the mountains and sheep. 不，是去看高山和綿羊。 2. Farmer 農夫。 Maybe you can visit a sheep farmer. 你也許可以拜訪牧羊人。 That'd be so cool! 那會很酷！ I'll ask the farmer to let me help with shearing. 我會請牧羊人讓我幫忙剪羊毛。 3. Heavy 重的。 Why is your bag so heavy? 你的包包怎麼這麼重？ It's not that heavy. 這不算重。 There's just a computer and my glasses in it. 裡面只有電腦和我的眼鏡。 4. Salad 沙拉。 What would you like? 你想點什麼菜？ I'm not hungry. I think I'll just have a potato salad. 我不餓，我只想吃個馬鈴薯沙拉。 我們來讀一遍。 New Zealand 紐西蘭 farmer 農夫 heavy 重的 salad 沙拉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did they find the potato called 'Doug'? A: In Australia B: In Taichung C: In New Zealand 2. How heavy is Doug the potato? A: About 8 kilos B: About 100 kilos C: About 80 kilos 3. Doug the potato is about the size of what? A: A small dog B: A small bus C: A big monkey Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Three… two… one! Happy new year! 新年快樂！ Are you excited for the New Year's countdown tonight? 你們很期待今天晚上的新年倒數嗎？ A New Year's countdown is when it is ten seconds away from midnight on New Year's Eve. 剩下十秒鐘的時候會開始倒數。 Then, you count the seconds backwards all the way to one, then it's the New Year! 數到一的時候就是新年了！ But not everyone celebrates the New Year at the same time. That's because we all live in different places around the world! 住在世界各地的人不會在同一個時間慶祝新年。 So who gets to celebrate the New Year first? The people in Tonga get to celebrate first! Tonga is a country in the Pacific Ocean, It is very small, and every year they are the first people to welcome the New Year. 東加王國是在太平洋的一個島國，是第一個慶祝新年的地方。 Who celebrates the new year last? American Samoa! American Samoa is a group of very small islands, and it is also in the Pacific Ocean. 美屬薩摩亞也位在太平洋上，是個群島國家。 People who live there will be the last people in the world to yell, "Happy New Year!" 它是最後一個慶祝新年的國家。 But it doesn't matter where you are, everyone gets to celebrate the New Year! How are you celebrating tonight? 你今晚要怎麼慶祝呢？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 2022年即將來臨，今晚就會進入倒數！ 1. Count 數，countdown 倒數。 We will begin the countdown 10 minutes before midnight. 我們會在午夜之前十分鐘開始倒數。 Then you'll have a lot of numbers to count. 那你要數好多數字！ 2. Midnight 午夜。 Yeah, it'll be fun. 會很好玩的。 Then at midnight, we'll yell together, "Happy New Year!" 然後到了子夜，我們會一起叫【新年快樂！】 3. Celebrate 慶祝。 That's a good way to celebrate. 這是很好的慶祝法。 Come celebrate with us! 來加入我們一起慶祝吧！ 4. Island 島嶼。 Taiwan is a big island. 台灣是個大島。 It's not as big as Iceland. 它沒有冰島那麼大。 No, but Taiwan is warmer. 是沒有，不過台灣比較溫暖。 Let's read the words together. count 數 countdown 倒數 midnight 午夜 celebrate 慶祝 island島嶼 Happy New Year! ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a New Year's countdown? a. A countdown to New Year's Day b. A countdown to my birthday c. A countdown after New Year's Day 2. Who celebrates the New Year first? a. Taiwan b. Tonga c. Congo 3. Who celebrates the New Year last? a. American Samoa b. American Samosa c. South America Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oh, hello! Today I'm going up to the top of Taipei 101! Taipei 101 is famous for being one of the tallest buildings in the world, so the view up here is awesome! 台北101很高，風景也很漂亮！ What other famous buildings have you heard of? 你還知道哪些有名的建築物？ What about the Eiffel Tower in France? 法國的艾菲爾鐵塔？ Or the Pyramids in Egypt? 埃及的金字塔？ Or what about the Taj Mahal in India? 那印度的泰姬瑪哈陵呢？ The Taj Mahal was built almost 400 years ago when a heartbroken emperor decided to build it for his wife after she died. 400年前，一位印度皇帝因為太太死了很難過，所以蓋了泰姬瑪哈陵。 It took a lot of work and time to complete. The whole thing took 22 years and thousands of workers to build. 幾千個人花了22年才蓋好。 Now the Taj Mahal is a symbol of love. This gave another man the idea to build another Taj Mahal for his wife! 一位印度人也想蓋一座泰姬瑪哈給他的太太！ This one's for him and his wife to live in though! 不過這是要給他自己跟愛妻共同居住的。 The real Taj Mahal is in a city called Agra. The new Taj Mahal is in a place called Madhya Pradesh. It's not as big as the real one but it's still pretty special! 雖然比較小但還是很特別！ Well, I'm going to enjoy the view here on Taipei 101 some more. And maybe one day I'll visit one of the Taj Mahals! ________________________________ Vocabulary 四百年前的泰姬瑪哈，是一座陵寢。新的泰姬瑪哈則是可以居住的房子。 1) Special 特別的。 Isn't it special? 這不是很特別嗎? Building a Taj Mahal for love? 為了愛情蓋一座泰姬瑪哈? It sure is. 真的是。A bit too special. 有點兒太特別了。 2) Wife 妻子。 But the man's wife must love it. 不過那位男子的太太一定很喜歡。Yeah, he said it shows love. 對，他說那表示愛。 3) Heartbroken 心碎的。 She would be heartbroken if he leaves her. 要是他離開她，她會心碎的。Let's hope they stay together forever. 我們希望他們永遠在一起。 4) As big as 一樣大。 The new Taj Mahal is not as big as the old one. 新的泰姬瑪哈沒有舊的那麼大。I'm sure it's big enough. 我相信它夠大了。 Let's read the English first. special 特別的 wife 妻子 heartbroken 心碎的 as big as 一樣大 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What famous building is the story about? A: The White House B: Tokyo Tower C: The Taj Mahal 2. Who did the emperor build it for? A: His mother B: His best friend C: His wife 3. The famous building gave a man the idea to do what? A: Build a new one for him and his wife B: Knock down a building C: Paint his house Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Can you tell when someone is lying? Scientists say people are not very good at guessing who is lying and who is telling the truth. 科學家說，人類不太會分辨別人是不是在說謊。 But computers are very good at finding liars. 但是電腦就有辦法。 One new computer uses a special sticker. You put the sticker on a person's face, and the sticker can feel very small movements on their face. 有一種新的電腦用特別的貼紙可以感覺臉上細微的動作。 The sticker sends the info to the computer and… BOOM. Caught you! 就被抓到了。 And the computer is correct more than 70% of the time! 電腦抓到你說謊的正確率有百分之七十這麼高 70%。 That's a lot! The clues the computers find are too small for you and me to see… but the computer catches them. 這些細微的動作人類看不出來，但是電腦可以。 Maybe in the future, your mom and dad will have a computer that can check to see if you are lying! Maybe in the future, it will be very hard to lie because a computer will always catch you! 未來說謊可能會很難，因為電腦都知道。 Well, that's okay. There's a simple solution. Don't lie! 最簡單的方法就是別說謊！ Always tell the truth! Easy, right? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這種電腦可以知道人們是否在講真話，不過也並非百分之百正確。 1. Correct 正確的。 You got this wrong. 你這個弄錯了。 The correct answer is one thousand. 正確答案是一千。 No, I'm sure it's correct. 不，我很確定這是對的。 2. Truth 真實。 Please tell me the truth. 請你跟我說實話。 I am telling you the truth. 我是在跟你講實話。 I didn't eat your chocolate, just the ice cream. 我沒吃你的巧克力，只吃了冰淇淋。 3. Catch 抓到。 A computer can catch me lying. That's scary. 電腦能抓到我在撒謊。這很恐怖。 Why do you want to lie to a computer? 你為什麼要對電腦說謊？ It's just a test to see if it can catch me. 這只是個測驗，看它能不能抓到我。 4. Good at 擅長。 So you're not good at lying. 所以你不擅長說謊。 No, I never was.從來就不擅場。 你記住了今天的單字嗎？ correct 正確的 truth 真實 catch 抓到 good at 擅長 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Do people always know when someone is lying? A: Yes! People always know. B: No, but moms and dads usually know. C: No! Scientists say no one is good at knowing when someone is lying. 2. What does a new computer use to catch liars? A: A sticker you put on someone's face B: A hat you put on someone's head C: A fish you put on someone's shoulder 3. How often can the computer catch a liar? A: More than 70% of the time B: More than 10% of the time C: More than 100% of the time Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Brrr… It's a little cold out there. No snow though. We don't get much snow here, but some places get a lot of it. 台灣不太下雪, 但是有一些地方會下很多！ Snow can be pretty, but it can also cause problems! In Denmark recently, some customers were doing some shopping when heavy snow trapped them and staff inside a couple of stores all night! 最近在丹麥，有一些顧客跟員工被大雪困在兩家店裡一整晚！ Luckily, they were pretty good stores to get stuck in! One was a furniture store, and the other was a toy store! 好險那兩家店一家賣傢俱，另一家賣玩具。 Those in the furniture store could sleep in any bed they wanted! And getting trapped in a toy store could be pretty fun! 被困在傢俱店的人愛睡哪一張床都可以，另外，被困在玩具店應該也很有趣！ In England, a similar thing happened! The snow there trapped customers in a pub! 在英國，有人因為大雪被困在酒館！ The pub had a band to play music, they had quizzes and movies, and of course food and drink, too! 酒館裡有現場樂團、還可以看電影、吃吃喝喝！ They were stuck for three days! But they had a pretty good time! One lady said she didn't want to leave! 他們在那裡待了三天，但是過得很開心！ Nobody wants to be stuck anywhere, but being stuck in a furniture store, a toy store, or a pub is not too bad, right? Which would you prefer to be stuck in? ________________________________ Vocabulary 因為天氣而受困，運氣好的話，可能是有趣的經驗！ 1) Furniture 傢俱。 Let's go to a furniture store on Saturday. 我們星期六去傢俱行吧。 What do you need? 你需要什麼？ Chairs and a coffee table. 椅子和咖啡桌。 Okay, I know a good furniture store on Spring Road. 好，我知道春天路上一家不錯的傢俱行。 2) Trap 困住。 Look at this rain! We're trapped! 你看這個雨 ! 我們被困住了。 Don't worry. We can wait there. 別擔心，我們可以在那裡等。 3) Store 商店。 See, this is a nice store. 你看，這家店很不錯。 Yeah, I like a store that sells coffee and books. 對啊，我喜歡賣咖啡也賣書的店。 4) Snow 雪。 There's a lot of snow on Jade Mountain! 玉山上有好多雪！ That's strange. It's not even cold. 真奇怪，天氣並不冷啊。 Let's read the vocabulary together. furniture 傢俱 trap 困住 store 商店 snow 雪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why were the customers trapped? A: They couldn't find the key B: Because of snow C: Because it was too hot 2. Customers in Denmark were trapped in what places? A: A shoe store and a candy store B: A supermarket and a school C: A furniture store and a toy store 3. Where were customers stuck in a pub? A: In England B: In South Africa C: In Germany Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever gone camping? 你有去露營過嗎？ Camping can be fun. It's great to sleep in a tent and hear the sounds of nature. 睡在帳篷裡，聽大自然的聲音，感覺很棒。 Often, people go camping in the mountains or near a nice lake. Some people in England go camping in a very different place. They go camping in a church. Yeah, a church! 在英國，有的人會去教堂露營。 There are lots of old churches in England. Many of them were built hundreds of years ago. Some of the churches are so old they have bats in them. 有一些很老的教堂裡甚至有蝙蝠。 Well, maybe sleeping in a church with bats wouldn't be so great. There's even a name for camping in a church. It's called "champing." Champing is two words put together: church and camping. So, champing is a new word. Champing這個新的英文字，是把教堂church和露營camping兩個字拼在一起。 When you go champing in England, there are beds in the church. 在英國去champing的時候，教堂裡面有床。 There are chairs and candles, too. But the candles aren't real ones. They have batteries. 也有椅子和蠟燭，但是蠟燭不是真的，是用電池的。 There is also a toilet, but no shower. 也有馬桶，但是沒有地方洗澡。 What do you think? Would you like to try "champing?" ________________________________ Vocabulary 在教堂裡面過夜，跟真正的戶外露營，感覺一定大不同。 1. Camping 露營。 Let's go camping next weekend. 我們下周末去露營吧。 Again? We just returned from camping in Penghu! 又去？我們才剛從澎湖露營回來！ This will be different. 這次會不一樣。 2. Church 教堂。 We're going camping in a church. 我們要去教堂露營。 Inside a church? 去教堂裡面？ No, that's a bad idea. 這是個壞主意。 I won't be able to sleep before God. 我在神的面前會睡不著。 3. Sleep 睡覺。 Come on, it'll be fun. 去啦，會很好玩的。 You sleep well everywhere you go. 你到哪裡都睡得很好啊。 No, not in a church. 不，教堂裡不行。 4. Tent 帳篷。 Let's still sleep in a tent on the mountains. 我們還是睡在山上的帳篷裡吧。 You're right. I prefer a tent, too. 你說得對，我也比較喜歡帳篷。 Do you like camping? Please read these words. camping 露營 church 教堂 sleep 睡覺 tent 帳篷 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can people go camping in a church? A: In America B: In England C: In Canada 2. What can you NOT do when you go camping in a church? A: Go to the toilet B: Sleep on a bed C: Take a shower 3. What is camping in a church called? A: "Church Camp" B: "Champing" C: "Churching" Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Wow! It's Christmas. I love to open gifts! 我喜歡打開耶誕節禮物！ Kids get some great presents at Christmas time. They might get a toy train set. Or, they might get a cool video game. But, around Christmas, children can get a bit greedy. 有些小孩會變得有點貪心。 They ask for a lot of presents! A toy company did a survey. The toy company asked parents how many presents their kids ask for. The survey also asked how much all of those presents cost. 有一家玩具公司做調查，兒童向爸媽要了多少禮物，還有買禮物花了多少錢。 I have the answers for you! On average, kids in England tell their parents they want about 16 things for Christmas. 英國小孩平均跟爸媽要求16個耶誕禮物。 Sixteen… wow, that's a lot! That sounds greedy! 這聽起來很貪心！ All those presents cost more than $11,000 NT dollars. 禮物加起來平均花費超過一萬一千台幣！ The survey by the toy company also found something else interesting. Almost half of the kids didn't like some presents they got from their parents. 更有趣的是將近一半的小孩不喜歡爸媽送的一些禮物。 Those kids are hard to please! Well, I hope all of you students, and your parents, and teachers have a great Christmas! Merry Christmas! ________________________________ Vocabulary 跟爸爸媽媽要16個禮物，會不會太多？ 1. Present 禮物。 How many Christmas presents did you get when you were a boy, Ryan? 你小時候得到幾個耶誕禮物？ Not many. 不多。 My favorite present was a toy train set. 我最喜歡的禮物是一組玩具火車。 2. Children 兒童。 Children often want many things from their parents. 兒童經常跟父母要很多東西。 Yeah, parents find it hard to say no. 對，父母很難說不。 3. Parents 父母。 My parents said no to me all the time. 我爸爸媽媽總是對我說不。 Because you wanted toys? 因為你想要玩具？ No, because I wanted new clothes. 不是，因為我想要新衣服。 4. Greedy 貪心的。 I want ice cream, mango pudding and honey cake. 我要冰淇淋，芒果布丁和蜂蜜蛋糕。 Am I too greedy? 我太貪心了嗎？ Not if you share them with me. 你跟我分享就不會。 請跟我一起讀單字。 present 禮物 children 兒童 parents 父母 greedy 貪心的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the toy company ask parents? A: What they want for Christmas B: If their children like Christmas C: How many gifts their kids want 2. What does greedy mean? A: Feeling a little unhappy B: Wanting too much C: Being sad 3. What else did the toy company find out? A: Many kids didn't like some presents they got. B: Kids in England get the most gifts C: Trains and video games are the most popular Christmas gifts. Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

December 26th is the day after Christmas… But December 26th is also a special day for some people! It's a holiday in many places, such as the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. 在很多國家，耶誕節過後的12月26日也很特別。 December 26th is called "Boxing Day." Boxing Day? Does that mean a day for boxing? 禮物日，跟拳擊有關係嗎？ No… no boxing on Boxing Day. Boxing Day is almost like a second Christmas. 禮物日不打拳。Boxing Day就像第二個Christmas。 The tradition comes from a really nice idea. Many years ago, on the day after Christmas, people would give gifts or a little money to their workers or to poor people. 很久以前，人們會在耶誕節的第二天，給他們的員工或是窮人小禮物。 They would put the gifts or the money in small boxes. 這些禮物或是錢都放在小盒子裡。 So, people started calling the day, "Boxing Day." But today, Boxing Day is mostly just a day for shopping… yeah… more shopping! 到了今天，禮物日變成大減價日。 Hmm. Maybe we should go back to the old Boxing Day idea and give gifts to people who need them. 也許我們應該跟以前一樣，把錢拿去幫助需要的人。 What do you think? ________________________________ Vocabulary 禮物日其實指的是商店大減價。 1. Box 盒子。 I'm going to give our teacher a gift box.我要送我們老師一個禮物盒。 What did you put in the box? 你在盒子裡放了什麼？ A beautiful pair of socks. It's winter time! 一雙漂亮的襪子。現在是冬天啊！ 2. Second 第二。 You'll be the second one to give the teacher a gift. 你是第二個送禮物給老師的人。 What? Who's the first? 什麼？那誰是第一個？ Me! 是我。 3. Gift 禮物。 What will you give her? 你要送她什麼？ I'm not telling you. 不告訴你。 It's something special… 它很特別… and I already gave the gift to her. 而且我已經把禮物送給她了。 4. Tradition 傳統。 Boxing Day is a tradition in many countries. 禮物日在很多國家是個傳統。 It's a good tradition. 它是個好傳統。 I love sales. 我喜歡大減價。 今天的單字很有趣喔，來一起讀一遍。 box 盒子 second 第二 gift 禮物 tradition 傳統 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is Boxing Day on? A: December 25th B: December 26th C: December 32nd 2. What's the story of Boxing Day? A: On the day after Christmas, people gave gifts to poor people B: On the day after Christmas, people went to watch boxing C: On the night before Christmas, people looked at boxes 3. What do many people do on Boxing Day now? A: They play with boxes B: They go to church C: They go shopping Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn